Motion-picture screen



Nov. 6, 1928.

A. STUBER ET AL MOTION PICTURE SCREEN Filed June 19, 1926 1 I! ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 6, 192 8. UNITED STATES A E T o FicE.

ADOLPH sustain an Banner 2. UNDEBWOOD, or ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AS--s'renons 'IQ EASTMAN ronax courm, or nocnasrna, new YORK, A consona-TION OF NEW YORK.

7 Application filedl une 18,

This invention relates to motion picture 'screens,and particularly toscreens for small sized pictures for home use. One object is to providea screen in which the screen sur- 5 face may be protected from damagewhen. not in use. Another object is to provide such a screen which maybe quickly and easily positioned to receive pictures. Another object isto provide'a self-contained outfit which is attractive in appearance.Still another object is to provide a sim 1e latch reversing structureadapted for hol ing the screen surface in a protected'or exposedposition relative to the frame, and other objects will appearhereinafter, the novelfeatures being pointed out in the claims at theend thereof.

In the drawings, wherein like reference 'charactersdenote like partsthroughout.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of ascreen con; structed in accordanceiwithand illustrating one embodiment of our invention.

. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar view on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

. Fig. 4 is a similar view on line 44 of Fig. l.

In the preferred embodiment of our invention, shown in Fig. 1, themotionpicture screen consists of a support designated broadly by 1. Thissupport'comprises' a frame member having sides 2, a to 3, and a bottommember 4. Across the formed there is a protecting wall 5, which may beattached to the frame members in any suitable manner. In the presentembodiment a rabbet 6 is provided in the frame for receiving the edges 7of the protecting Wall, and the beading 8 is fastened over the edge 7,and a portion of the frame 2 to hold the parts in position. The frameand the back wall form a shallow box-like structure.

, For supporting the above described member on a table or similarfiatsurface we pro- 5 vide a pair of legs 9 which are adapted to swingupon pins 10'carried by the bottom frame member 4. These legs areprovided with pairs of bearing surfaces 11. On the right hand side ofFig. 1 the leg is shown in a folded position in which it liesparallel toand against the bottom member 4 to support the screen. The legs areswung upon their pivots to the position shown at the left hand side ofFig. 1, inwvhich the leg lies at substantially right angles to the framemember 4.

ack of the frame thus MOTION-PICTURE SCREEN.

1926. Serial No. 117,096.

The screen surface 12 may be of any well known type, and stretched upona member 13, which is preferably provided on the opposite side of theprotective covering 14. This member fits into a shallow box formed bythe frame and the back 5, and may be held to the support by thefollowing mechanism.

As shown in Fig. 3, the top bar 3 of the frame is provided with a latch15. This latch is carried by a stud 16, which is supported in the topbar 3'. Latch 15 terminates at one end in a hook 17, and at the other ina handle 18 which projects slightly from the face 19 of the frame 1 sothat it may be easily manipulated. As shown in Fig. 1 a pair of theselatches is preferably used. The hooks 17 are adapted to engage pins 20,which are carried to the member 13. This member in the pres-. entembodiment of our invention is provided with four of these pins 20,.twoat the top to be engaged by the latch members 15 and twoat the bottom toengage in apertures 31, which, as shown in Fig. 4, are preferablysurrounded by facing plates 22.

The pins 20 are spaced on member 13 in such a way that the, screensurface 12 may be positioned to lie in a protected position inside ofthe shallow box formed by the support, or in exposed position, in whichit faces away from the support in position for receiving a projectedimage, as is shown in Fig.1. I

As best indicated in Figs. 2 and 4, we have provided a flange 26extending around the inside of the. frame. This flange is positioned soas to contact with the beading 27, which holds the screen surface 12against member 13, or of the-beading 28, which extends around theprotective sheet 14 covering the opposite side of member 13. When thescreen is placed in the frame facing the back 5 it is spacedfrom theback by the contacting flange 26 and beading 27, and these (ilnembersalso tend to keep out dust and irt.

The operation of the screen is simple. When it is desired to projectpictures upon the screen surface 12, the latches 15 are swung out by thehandle 18, thus causing the sides 25 of the latches to cam out the pins20. When the latch is swung from the position in full lines in Fig. 3 tothat shown in dot and dash lines, the top members 20 are released andmember 13 may be removed from the frame by withdrawing the bottom pinsas reeaeoc 20 from the apertures 21. The screen may be then reversed andreinserted into the frame Where it Will be held with the screen surface12 ex osed by returning the latches 15 to their initial position.

For storing the screen when not in use the operation above described maybe reversed, thus the screen 12 which may be easily marred by pressure,scratches or dirt may be placed in the box in a protected position. Asthe legs 9 may be swung into a position parallel with the frame member4, the screen may be stored in comparatively small space.

Having thus described our invention, What We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. in a motion picture screen, the combine t-ion with a support includina projecting Wall, a screen surface, a member adapted to carry thescreen surface, movable connections between the member carrying thescreen surface and the support, said movable connections being adaptedtn support the screen surface in a predetermined position facing, butspaced from the protecting Wall of the support.

2. in a motion picture screen, the combination with a support comprisinga frame, and back on the frame forming a box-like structure, of latchmembers carried by the frame, and apertures in the bottom of the framesymmetrically spaced at predetermined intervals, a screen Surface, amember carrying the screen surface, and a plurality of pins on the saidmember spaced similarly to the spacing of the apertures and adapted tobe engaged by'the latches and by the aperextend into the boxlikestructure, a screen surface carried by the member, and a movablesupporting means carried by one of the two parts and cooperating withthe other part, said means being operable to move the screen carryingmember from the box.

4. in a two-part motion picture screen, the combination with one partincluding a support comprising a shallow box-like structure with theother part including a. member adapted to be carried by the support andtc extend into the box-like structure, a screen surface carried by themember, and a movable supporting means carried by one at the two partsand conperating with the other part, said means including latchingmembers operable between the two members whereby the screen may beretained in the shallow box-like structure with the screen iurfaceprotected or exposed relative to the Signed'at Rochester, New York, this16th day of June, 19.26.

ADOLPH STUBER. ERNEST n. UNDERWOOD.

